Deposition Transcript of Scott Rothstein (Albert ... - Trustee Services
Deposition Transcript of Scott Rothstein (Albert ... - Trustee Services Deposition Transcript of Scott Rothstein (Albert ... - Trustee Services
1 that he was doing at Silversea by taking action to Page 54 2 keep Mr. Lefebvre, the chairman of the board and 3 major shareholder of the company, out of the United 4 States and out of his hair. He did not want that 5 interference. 6 Q. I will get to the American Express card and 7 Mr. Lefebvre's situation. 8 I just wanted to make sure I understood 9 that that was the circumstances surrounding the 10 embezzlement. 11 So let me go back, if I may. Do you still 12 have before you Trustee's documents -- you were on 13 137 before. 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. Take a look at 139. 16 A. Okay. 17 Q. 139 is an invoice dated January 25, 2006, 18 and that's an $80,000 bill. 19 Is this a totally fraudulent invoice? 20 A. Yes. It is actually us billing -- and I 21 mean "us" -- meaning me, my firm and Mr. Peter -- 22 billing Silversea for us engaging in acts to keep him 23 out of the country, so it was actually reverse, but 24 there was never $80,000 of time spent on this 25 particular topic as listed in this invoice.
1 Q. When you say keeping Mr. Lefebvre out of Page 55 2 the country, is that the reference to confidential 3 services provided for Mr. Lefebvre regarding 4 corporate security issues? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. I am going to come back to that, so at 7 some point we're going to come back to 139. 8 It's labeled "confidential project." 9 Actually, maybe now is as good a time as any to get 10 into it. 11 Confidential project. So the bill was 12 being sent, and it's so confidential that even the 13 client can't say what it is that you're doing. Huh? 14 A. Well, when you're not doing anything or, 15 actually, when you're doing certain things that you 16 don't want the client to know you're doing, yes, 17 "confidential" is the best word to use. 18 Q. Was Mr. Lefebvre under the impression, 19 though, that you were doing something to protect him 20 with respect to the issues that you and Mr. Peter 21 were engaged in in preventing him from coming into 22 the country? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. Now is a good time I guess. Then we will 25 describe this.
- Page 3 and 4: 1 Thereupon: Page 3 2 SCOTT ROTHSTE
- Page 5 and 6: 1 of the relationship began. Page 5
- Page 7 and 8: 1 say that this is an area of inqui
- Page 9 and 10: 1 Q. Sort of using the vernacular h
- Page 11 and 12: 1 able to direct that you would get
- Page 13 and 14: 1 Q. Did Mr. Peter actually acknowl
- Page 15 and 16: 1 beginning she did not. Page 15 2
- Page 17 and 18: 1 Q. All right. If you would turn t
- Page 19 and 20: 1 A. No. Page 19 2 Q. These are sep
- Page 21 and 22: 1 this sounds even with Mr. Peter's
- Page 23 and 24: 1 Q. Let's just focus in on the iss
- Page 25 and 26: 1 I was providing him legal advice
- Page 27 and 28: 1 mutually addressed Mr. Peter and
- Page 29 and 30: 1 dollar amount attributable to tha
- Page 31 and 32: 1 A. Yes, sir. Page 31 2 Q. And the
- Page 33 and 34: 1 A. -- so that he could see it. Pa
- Page 35 and 36: 1 A. In the beginning it was me, Al
- Page 37 and 38: 1 Albert Peter. Page 37 2 This is t
- Page 39 and 40: 1 Silversea? Page 39 2 A. Yes, and
- Page 41 and 42: 1 Q. Then if you take a look at pag
- Page 43 and 44: 1 with him in the amount of time th
- Page 45 and 46: 1 this bill? Page 45 2 A. To the be
- Page 47 and 48: 1 tell you that regardless of how m
- Page 49 and 50: 1 and then get him the money in one
- Page 51 and 52: 1 A. Because I discussed it with hi
- Page 53: 1 MR. LICHTMAN: Uh-oh. A frozen scr
- Page 57 and 58: 1 that he frequented prostitutes wh
- Page 59 and 60: 1 A. At a specific point in time we
- Page 61 and 62: 1 extent that he knew that they wer
- Page 63 and 64: 1 that the police officer was there
- Page 65 and 66: 1 A. I don't recall the date, but t
- Page 67 and 68: 1 after discussing the issue with A
- Page 69 and 70: 1 was located in RRA's offices. Pag
- Page 71 and 72: 1 A. Yes. Page 71 2 Q. There's a bi
- Page 73 and 74: 1 A. No. It would have been anythin
- Page 75 and 76: 1 Q. Is it a fair statement that an
- Page 77 and 78: 1 attorneys' fees that were being i
- Page 79 and 80: 1 Let me first start with Ms. DelVa
- Page 81 and 82: 1 A. Yes. It's part of the money th
- Page 83 and 84: 1 that Mr. Peter received payroll c
- Page 85 and 86: 1 the authority to say that, but he
- Page 87 and 88: 1 match them and see if they match
- Page 89 and 90: 1 He said, "I can send it to you fr
- Page 91 and 92: 1 directed by Albert. Page 91 2 Q.
- Page 93 and 94: 1 A. You'd have to see if it ties t
- Page 95 and 96: 1 moneys were paid. Page 95 2 Q. Wh
- Page 97 and 98: 1 with Manfredi talking to him abou
- Page 99 and 100: 1 recall what we put in the termina
- Page 101 and 102: 1 Q. And how was it that you were c
- Page 103 and 104: 1 like royalty -- and that anything
1 Q. When you say keeping Mr. Lefebvre out <strong>of</strong><br />
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2 the country, is that the reference to confidential<br />
3 services provided for Mr. Lefebvre regarding<br />
4 corporate security issues?<br />
5 A. Yes.<br />
6 Q. I am going to come back to that, so at<br />
7 some point we're going to come back to 139.<br />
8 It's labeled "confidential project."<br />
9 Actually, maybe now is as good a time as any to get<br />
10 into it.<br />
11 Confidential project. So the bill was<br />
12 being sent, and it's so confidential that even the<br />
13 client can't say what it is that you're doing. Huh?<br />
14 A. Well, when you're not doing anything or,<br />
15 actually, when you're doing certain things that you<br />
16 don't want the client to know you're doing, yes,<br />
17 "confidential" is the best word to use.<br />
18 Q. Was Mr. Lefebvre under the impression,<br />
19 though, that you were doing something to protect him<br />
20 with respect to the issues that you and Mr. Peter<br />
21 were engaged in in preventing him from coming into<br />
22 the country?<br />
23 A. Yes.<br />
24 Q. Now is a good time I guess. Then we will<br />
25 describe this.
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